Ferdinand III of Tuscany

Ferdinand III of Tuscany (6 May 1769-18 June 1824) was the Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801.

Biography
During the French Revolutionary Wars, in 1792, Ferdinand became the first ruler to recognize the First French Republic. In the First Coalition war, he was forced to side with Great Britain and the Austrian Empire but made peace with France in 1795 after years of passive activity. During the Italian Campaign in 1790s he maintained neutrality with France, but was deposed in 1801 as the Kingdom of Etruria satellite state was created over his duchy.